diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
index c6138c10f..5c3e5870d 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ void Scheduler::DispatchWork() {
 void Scheduler::WorkerThread(std::stop_token stop_token) {
     do {
         std::unique_ptr<CommandChunk> work;
-        bool has_submit{false};
         {
             std::unique_lock lock{work_mutex};
             if (work_queue.empty()) {
@@ -91,10 +90,9 @@ void Scheduler::WorkerThread(std::stop_token stop_token) {
             }
             work = std::move(work_queue.front());
             work_queue.pop();
-
-            has_submit = work->HasSubmit();
-            work->ExecuteAll(current_cmdbuf);
         }
+        const bool has_submit = work->HasSubmit();
+        work->ExecuteAll(current_cmdbuf);
         if (has_submit) {
             AllocateWorkerCommandBuffers();
         }